false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172231221m/151447.jpg 151447 31 Not so long ago Emilio Brentani was a promising young author. Now he is an insurance agent on the fast track to forty. He gains a new lease on life, though, when he falls for the young and gorgeous Angiolina-except that his angel just happens to be an unapologetic cheat. But what begins as a comedy of infatuated misunderstanding ends in tragedy, as Emilio's jealous persistence in his folly-against his friends' and devoted sister's advice, and even his own best knowledge-leads to the loss of the one person who, too late, he realizes he truly loves. Marked by deep humanity and earthy humor, by psychological insight and an elegant simplicity of style, <i>As a Man Grows Older</i> (<i>Senilità</i>, in Italian; the English title was the suggestion of Svevo's great friend and admirer, James Joyce) is a brilliant study of hopeless love and hapless indecision. It is a masterwork of Italian literature, here beautifully rendered into English in Beryl de Zoete's classic translation. 2615156 book 1962 As a Man Grows Older (New York Review Books Classics) total:77|5:18|4:22|3:31|2:5|1:1| 77 282 186 8 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 02:04:56 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 07:07:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Oct 12 04:03:28 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 12 04:06:33 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 21:10:15 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 21:14:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 04:07:52 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 04:09:10 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 18:12:39 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 05:01:07 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 07 10:41:54 -0800 2007 Tue Feb 05 04:56:23 -0800 2008 I did not enjoy this book as much as I expected.]]> 2 0 false false Thu Nov 06 19:52:42 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 06 19:56:23 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Tue Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 17:21:43 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 16 12:57:33 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Nov 22 14:32:35 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 14:32:35 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 17 07:22:18 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 07:22:18 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 16 08:45:16 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 08:45:16 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 12 16:34:23 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 16:34:23 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 03 18:40:18 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 18:40:18 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Oct 29 02:11:40 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 03:50:18 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 03:50:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 22 08:14:40 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 08:14:40 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 16 05:56:29 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 05:56:29 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Oct 13 14:38:12 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 14:38:12 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 13 00:58:54 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 00:58:54 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 12 23:57:40 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 23:57:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 12 13:25:33 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 13:25:33 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=151447